fatherland

noun

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"fatherland" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fatherland” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,650
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The country of one's ancestors.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fatherland · fatherland · English

fatherland · rank #29,650 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,650
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fasten

Nearest frequency peer: fasten (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “fatherland”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “fatherland” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fatherland
PropertyValue
Headwordfatherland
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,650
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fatherland”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).fatherlandlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “fasten” (#29,649), “fatigued” (#29,651), “fascia” (#29,648). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fatherland” is #29,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around fatherland, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,650 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for fatherland, with forms such as "aftherland", "fahterland", and "fatehrland". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From father + land. Compare Dutch vaderland (“fatherland”), German Vaterland (“fatherland”), Danish fædreland (“fatherland”), Icelandic föðurland (“fatherland”). The correct English form is fatherland, spelled F-A-T-H-E-R-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    The country of one's ancestors.
  2. 2
    The country of one's birth, origin.

Etymology

From father + land. Compare Dutch vaderland (“fatherland”), German Vaterland (“fatherland”), Danish fædreland (“fatherland”), Icelandic föðurland (“fatherland”).

Synonyms

homelandmotherlandsire-land

This word in other languages

patria(Español)patrie(Français)Vaterland(Deutsch)pátria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aftherland
  • fahterland
  • fatehrland
  • fathelrand
  • fatheralnd
  • fatherladn
  • fatherlandd
  • fatherlannd
  • fatherlland
  • fatherlnad
  • fatherrland
  • fathherland
  • fathreland
  • fattherland
  • ffatherland
  • ftaherland

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fatherland - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aftherland2fahterland2fatehrland2fathelrand2fatheralnd2fatherladn2fatherlandd1fatherlannd1
Edit distance from "fatherland"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fatherland"?
"fatherland" is spelled F-A-T-H-E-R-L-A-N-D.
What does "fatherland" mean?
As a noun, "fatherland" means: The country of one's ancestors.
What are common misspellings of "fatherland"?
Common misspellings include "aftherland", "fahterland", "fatehrland", "fathelrand", "fatheralnd". The correct spelling is "fatherland".
What is the origin of the word "fatherland"?
From father + land. Compare Dutch vaderland (“fatherland”), German Vaterland (“fatherland”), Danish fædreland (“fatherland”), Icelandic föðurland (“fatherland”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fatherland", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list